1. Migration Starter (Starter #1-5):
Like other geographic processes, there are both causes and effects of migration.
Brainstorm:
What are some causes of migration (why do people migrate?)
What are some effects of migration?

4. Immigration, refugees, & the Syrian refugee crisis

5. (Source: http://syrianrefugees.eu/)
Starter #1-6:
An estimated 11 million Syrians have fled their home since civil war broke out in Of the 11 million, 4.8 million (the figure was 3 million in Nov.2015) Syrians have fled their country. Should the U.S. welcome these refugees to our country? Why or why not?
(Source:
“Syrian refugees walk up to the hill after arriving on the Greek island of Lesbos from Turkey on Thursday.”
Image Source: “8 Facts About the U.S. Program to Resettle Syrian Refugees.” U.S. News & World Report
Nov. 20, 2015

6. New Vocabulary
Migration (migrate/migrant) – the movement of a person from one place to another
Immigration (immigrate/immigrant) – movement to a location
Emigration (emigrate) – movement from a location
**Ex.: The immigrant emigrated from Greece.
Refugee – a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape
war or persecution
Asylee/asylum seeker – someone who has migrated to another country in
the hope of being recognized as a refugee
Asylum – the protection granted by a nation to someone who has left their
native country as a political refugee; (“seeking asylum”)

13. Dec. 7, headline
.bbc.com/n ews/world- middle- east ?o cid=global_ bbccom_e mail_ _top+n ews+stories

14. Kyrzgesagt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvOnXh3NN9w
History of Syrian Civil War Video
whitehouse.gov Infographic: Refugee Vetting Process
John Oliver Refugee Video
ISIS article & map, graphics
syria-refugees-death.html?_r=0
Europe’s border walls borders-europe.html

20. Push factor - any factor that causes people to leave their location
Pull factor – any factor that causes people to move to a new location
What are push factors in the Syrian crisis?
What are pull factors in the Syrian crisis?

21. Other Words to Know Annotating Backlash – an angry/negative reaction
Vetted – investigated in detail; very well checked out
Sympathizer (“ISIS sympathizer”) – supporter of a cause/organization
UN – United Nations – organization of most countries around the world
EU – European Union – organization of many European countries
Annotating

22. History of Syrian Civil War
whitehouse.gov Infographic: Refugee Vetting Process
John Oliver Refugee Video